Mollie, I'm with you, this was a disappointing film. I may have to see it again but to me it was boring and did not advance my knowledge of any of the characters. I would say that other than watching Johhny Depp for 2 hours, which is not hard to do, there was no reason to make this movie. it didn't add anything to the public discourse on the subject. What motivated him? How did he get like that? No questions answered...See it just to see Johnny, otherwise, save your money.